Premna obtusifolia R. Br. , Premna corymbosa auct. non. Rottl. & Wild; Cornutia corymbosa. Burm. f., Premna serratifolia L.
Family
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Verbenaceae
General Info
Description
A shrub or small tree up to 10 m tall, bole up to 30 cm in diameter, much-branched and sometimes spiny, bark fissured-flaky, brownish-grey. Leaves broadly ovate, obovate to suborbicular, sometimes oblong, (2-)8-15(-21) cm x (1-)5-10(-16) cm, mostly entire, sometimes serrate, crenate or dentate, glabrous, petiolate. Flowers with pedicel 0.5-1 mm long, corolla greenish-white. Fruit obovoid-globose, 3-6 mm long, green turning black.
Herb Effects
The leaves are carminative and said to have a galactagogue property.
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Betulin
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Betulin
Not Available
Not Available
C30H50O2
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
The decoction of the root is said to be a cordial, stomachic and useful in liver disorders. It forms an ingredient of Dasamoola. A decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of colic and flatulence while that of the tender plants is used for rheumatism and neuralgia. The leaves are rubbed along with pepper and administered in cold and fever, also in gonorrhoea and during convalescence from fevers.
Health Remedies 
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